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Description: Applied Behavior Analysis Interns

Preparing Adolescents for Adult Life (PAAL), a unique secondary school for adolescents with autism, is seeking Applied Behavior Analysis interns to assist in providing community-based instruction, following the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis, for adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: assisting in conducting research projects, conducting FBA, implementation of IEP, CAPS, and PBSP, data collection, graphing of behavioral data, and curriculum design.

Candidate must be currently enrolled in an approved undergraduate or graduate program in Psychology, Special Education, or Applied Behavior Analysis. Must have completed an introductory course in Applied Behavior Analysis and completed an “Introduction to Autism” course or be willing to be trained in autism.

NO PHONE CALLS OR DROP-INS ACCEPTED.

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